Radiologists could soon be using AI to detect brain tumors

Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels A paper titled “Deep Learning and Transfer Learning for Brain Tumor Detection and Classification” published in Biology Methods and Protocols shows that scientists can train…

Leaner large language models could enable efficient local use on phones and laptops

Credit: Limon Das from Pexels Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly automating tasks like translation, text classification and customer service. But tapping into an LLM’s power typically requires users to…

New findings on the origins of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Excavations conducted by archaeologists from the Sapienza University of Rome have uncovered new findings about the origins of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located in the Christian Quarter, Jerusalem.…

Brain injury rehabilitation study reveals neural mechanisms of sleep-dependent motor learning

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published by scientists at Kessler Foundation provides critical insights into the role of sleep in motor learning for individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury…

Modeling and analysis reveals technological, environmental challenges to increasing water recovery from desalination

How we’ll land large payloads on the Red Planet

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Back in 2007, I talked with Rob Manning, engineer extraordinaire at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and he told me something shocking. Even though he had successfully…

Rocket startup ABL Space Systems ends orbital launch plans, pivots to missile defense

ABL Space Systems is dropping plans to compete in the launch market and is switching its focus to missile programs for U.S. national defense. ABL, founded in 2017, had attempted…

Robots Help Unlock the Mystery of Human Sense of Self

Summary: A new study explores how robots can model and test aspects of the human sense of self, offering new insights into this complex phenomenon. Robots can simulate processes like…

A new method for creating a quantum gas

Artistic illustration of bosenova. Credit: National Taiwan University Cooling atomic gases to the quantum regime often involves time-consuming steps. Electromagnetically induced transparency now achieves quantum degeneracy with high efficiency. Quantum…

Fossil fuel transition talks rescued from brink of collapse at COP29

Countries now have a second chance in Baku to build consensus on how to cut emissions and transition away from fossil fuels COP29 talks on measures to cut emissions and…